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USA dealings with Russia and Farage

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mokryna Tue 18-Feb-25 16:31:36

Farage was one of the principal people to persuade people to vote Brexit, splitting UK with the EU. He cosied up to the USA and supported Trump’s election. Additionally, Farage is hoping to have money from the USA to back his party in the UK . Considering, what Trump has done by having his team talk to Russia and suggesting to cut up Ukraine as well as taking the rights of ‘rare earth’. What is Farage doing with his US friends? I haven’t heard anything from him yet. What would you hope he will do?

AGAA4 Thu 20-Feb-25 11:56:14

LauraNorderr

I would like to see Farage, Trump, Vance and Musk lined up over the next expected sink hole and hope it opens up all the way to hell.

😂 I'll help to push them in with pitchforks.

Babs03 Thu 20-Feb-25 12:00:41

Hey join the queue, I’ve been pitchfork ready for a while 🤣

MayBee70 Thu 20-Feb-25 12:20:15

Whitewavemark2

Anyone heard from Farage, Tice or the rest of Reform lately?

All gone quiet whilst they try to work out a good excuse for Trumps behaviour.

Make the most of it - it won’t last

Especially as Farage has constant l banged on about his friendship with Trump. Wonder if Truss is still over there supporting him? Thank goodness we now have a PM who has been working tirelessly to heal the rifts with Europe that Brexit caused. What was that question that Truss was asked ‘Macron, friend or foe’ at which she sniggered. I think there are several politicians that have nailed their sails to the wrong mast over the past few years.

love0c Thu 20-Feb-25 12:20:49

Such hatred from supposedly civilised people on a simple chat forum! Is it any wonder we have wars!!!?

Casdon Thu 20-Feb-25 12:35:33

love0c

Such hatred from supposedly civilised people on a simple chat forum! Is it any wonder we have wars!!!?

Do you not understand the concept of venting anger in a safe environment love0c? It’s the people who aren’t angry enough to join in the condemnation of what’s happening that I’m more concerned about.

BevSec Thu 20-Feb-25 12:37:26

love0c

Such hatred from supposedly civilised people on a simple chat forum! Is it any wonder we have wars!!!?

Quite 👏👏👏

Wyllow3 Thu 20-Feb-25 12:58:47

I've seen anger and frustration but not hatred upthread.

It's in the eye of the beholder and their political view - applause for hatred against "people who aren't indigenous" and so on.

In this thread some of us are angry that Reform are not speaking up against a tyrant, is all.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 20-Feb-25 13:10:38

Farage has expressed his admiration of both Putin and Trump.

Given that Farage is a British MP, I think that we are entitled to expect an explanation, and whether he still agrees with Putin and Trump, and if he does so one must query his loyalty and patriotism.

Etoile2701 Thu 20-Feb-25 13:20:53

I wish that he, Trump, Elon Musk, J.D. Vance and Putin would just fade away .....

BevSec Thu 20-Feb-25 13:28:17

Wyllow3

I've seen anger and frustration but not hatred upthread.

It's in the eye of the beholder and their political view - applause for hatred against "people who aren't indigenous" and so on.

In this thread some of us are angry that Reform are not speaking up against a tyrant, is all.

I have not seen any hatred expressed for people who arent indigenous, there is no racism as far as I can see, just a real and justified worry about the waves of illegal immigration and how it will change our country and Europe as well. That is a completely different kettle of fish, but is labelled as being racist and this is what has happened to Nigel Farage.

MaggsMcG Thu 20-Feb-25 13:30:24

Od be more interested in what our current PM and his party are doing. I hope to goodness he/they are not toadying up to Trump. The man's a disaster and a danger to the rest of the free World. I'm literally scared of what he's trying to do.

Chocolatelovinggran Thu 20-Feb-25 13:31:43

To be fair, it's hard to accuse Mr Farage for overworking for his constituency...

love0c Thu 20-Feb-25 13:31:58

BevSec I am pretty sure that all the people on here calling anyone that questions all the immigration, as being racists, would not dream of going to bed before locking their doors.

spabbygirl Thu 20-Feb-25 13:37:04

Whitewavemark2

Farage has expressed his admiration of both Putin and Trump.

Given that Farage is a British MP, I think that we are entitled to expect an explanation, and whether he still agrees with Putin and Trump, and if he does so one must query his loyalty and patriotism.

I quite agree Whitewavemark2, I'm horrified by what Trump is saying and if Farage or any other of our MP's still admire him I want to know.
Maybe someone will ask when Parliament is back next week and Farage is back from holiday.
I can't believe what I'm hearing from Trump

Wyllow3 Thu 20-Feb-25 13:43:35

Well Farage has just spoken...and said virtually nothing, in fact has backed Trump

. It's from the Sky news timeline just out.

"Zelenskyy 'not a dictator' - but should set 'timeline' for elections in Ukraine

Nigel Farage has said Volodymyr Zelenskyy is "not a dictator" after being criticised for not speaking out against Donald Trump's attacks on Ukraine's president, but does think there should be a "timeline" for elections in the war-torn country.

A fine example of saying virtually nothing at all, as it completely avoids major issues ,

and actually repeats the Trump myth that Zelensky's remaining in power under extreme war is internationally legally wrong in some way

Whitewavemark2 Thu 20-Feb-25 13:47:40

Farage loves to spread ignorance, -even though he knows the truth. He continues to do so because it works!

MaizieD Thu 20-Feb-25 13:53:02

love0c

BevSec I am pretty sure that all the people on here calling anyone that questions all the immigration, as being racists, would not dream of going to bed before locking their doors.

What a strange thing to say.

What does immigration have to do with locking one's doors at night?

Gfplux Thu 20-Feb-25 13:59:55

Old man trump and farage are the same. They will just lie.
Yes just lie.
We should have realised.
Farage betrayed Britain by conspiring with Johnson to take the country out of the EU.
Listen to Farage now, just more lies.

BarMar Thu 20-Feb-25 14:00:23

🤣🤣🤣🤣 grow up

Wyllow3 Thu 20-Feb-25 14:03:07

Whitewavemark2

Farage loves to spread ignorance, -even though he knows the truth. He continues to do so because it works!

As well as repeating Trump that Zelensky is de facto a dictator. As in says he isnt a dictator, then says there should be elections, ie he is a dictator,so make of that what you will!)

Farage has always admired Putin
Just last June '24

Nigel Farage says he ‘admired’ Putin for ‘control of running Russia

on a Panorama programme

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nigel-farage-vladmir-putin-bbc-nick-robinson-panorama-b2566830.html

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Wyllow3 Thu 20-Feb-25 14:10:56

Reported.

Gizzy48 Thu 20-Feb-25 14:21:58

MaizieD

Don't you realise you just made an extremely racist comment yourself? I lock my door at night, not for fear of immigrants, who have more to lose by committing crimes, but for fear of nefarious locals.

Yours is the same attitude as those who say "So you'd let one of them come and live in your spare room, would you? Ha, thought not!" without ever thinking whether they'd let a homeless British person into their own spare room.

Delila Thu 20-Feb-25 14:45:48

Didn’t see any mention of nefarious locals, though. Disingenuous comment.